The Collegian Reporter – Page 296

News / September 30, 2026 ODK’s Into the Streets

By Doreen Mshana – Morningside University students recently took part in an exciting event called “Into the Streets,” sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), in Sioux City. This event aimed to help the community and encourage students to get involved. Through Into the Streets, students gain a deeper understanding of their local community and recognize...

News / September 30, 2026 Sports Management Class Aims to Level the Playing Field Through Experiential Learning

By Cameron Hamilton – In Katy Burford’s sports management class, the students are looking to improve and manipulate the game-changing factor of fan engagement and support. The class does this in cooperation with Morningside’s Pack the Stands events, held at specific home games for different sports throughout the year. Sports management is a relatively new...

News / September 30, 2026 Live-Posting Past Events, As If It Were Today

By RyAnne Steffen –If today’s social media were around for major events from the past, how would it appear? Would we be updated every hour, every minute, every second? Thanks to the X account @25YearsAgoLive (2001Live), we can now make an estimate of how those situations may have been handled. 2001Live, curated by Manny Marotta,...

News / September 18, 2026 Spanish Club Invites Morningside Students to Celebrate Latino Heritage in Siouxland

By Brayan Ramos – As September continues, the Siouxland community will have an opportunity to celebrate Latino heritage through a series of events connecting students, families, and community members through culture and education. The celebration began Wednesday, September 9, with the Spanish Club’s Spanish Film Festival at the UPS Auditorium at the Lincoln Center. The...

News / September 17, 2026 Sweet Corn Eating Contest

By Doreen Mshana – The Morningside Garden Club brought hands-on agriculture, community donation, and fierce student rivalry together last week during its second annual Sweet Corn Eating Contest at the Buhler outdoor theatre. This summer, AAFS interns planted sweet corn in the Cargill Outdoor Classroom. On September 9 students in AGRI classes 130, 234, and...

News / September 17, 2026 Klinger-Neal Theatre Receives Upgrades Thanks to Partnership with Lamb Theatre

By Carter Gill – Morningside University’s Klinger-Neal Theatre received a major facelift this summer with help from the new partnership with LAMB Theatre and their generous $1 million donation. These renovations bring massive improvements for theatre goers and students alike. Some of the biggest changes coming to Klinger-Neal are brand new state-of-the art technology, including...

News / September 16, 2026 Virgo’s Season Starts this September

By Trenton Eilerts – The esports program at Morningside has made a big change, with bigger changes yet to come. Dray Virgo has been appointed as the new head coach of Morningside esports. Virgo wants to add to the program and change how the program is viewed by students, staff, and faculty. Virgo is already...

Arts & Entertainment

No one is safe.

By Shelby Powell ~ Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a recent CIA recruit stationed in Cape Town, South Africa. He spends his days wishing for more action and maintaining an unused safe house for wayward agents or captured criminals. Matt gets a lot more than he bargained for when renowned CIA agent turned traitor Toben…

Features

Intramural Basketball Championship Recap

By Andrew Schnebel ~ The intramural basketball championship took place between Norms Pringle Can and Trey City this past Thursday. Both teams were coming in with one loss. This was the second matchup between the two teams with Trey City winning the prior match by ten points. Norms Pringle Can got off to a hot…

News

Student Government “spreads the love”

By Jazmine Dirks ~ Morningside College’s student officials met Tuesday at 6:30p.m. in the Student Government office to discuss “spreading some love” to other campus groups. On behalf of Campus Ministries, Jessica Boschen who is in her fourth year at Morningside College and looking at graduating in May, asked for $3,500 to help fund a…

Features

Do Your Parents “Creep”?

By Emily Domayer ~ As more young people join Facebook, parents may worry about what their teenagers are posting. If a parent is “friends” with their teen then they will have access to that information. On the other hand some parents feel the need to “creep” on their children’s walls. Maybe they are worried about…

Features

The Commuter Corner: Week 1

By Claire DeRoin– The five inches of snow that fell in Sioux City early this week was a rude awakening for many Morningside commuters. January was exceptionally mild. The roads were clear of ice and snow for the majority of the month. But let’s face it: it’s wintertime in Iowa. That means snow. It had…

Editorials

Super-letdown for this years commercials.

By Brittany Poss– Super Bowl Sunday brought avid fans from all realms. New England Patriot enthusiasts, New York Giant fanatics, and commercial lovers were all in attendance. Each year, many people wait to enjoy the commercial creativity as much as they anticipate the year-end finale. General consensus says the close game overshadowed the commercial busts…